Lucas and Korean Crises are Why Karina & Lee Jae-wook Dating News was Unveiled? 

On February 27, Dispatch published an article revealing that aespa’s Karina and Lee Jae-wook are in a relationship, and the couple’s agencies have both since confirmed this news. 

However, since the couple only met a month prior, many netizens are perplexed as to why Dispatch would unveil Karina and Lee Jae-wook’s relationship at such an early stage. 

So far, many Korean netizens have speculated that Karina & Lee Jae-wook’s dating news was published in order to divert people’s attention from serious news that have been unfolding in Korea, including the Fukushima nuclear plant releasing treated water for the 4th time, the surrender of South Korean military’s real estate, and the ongoing doctor’s strike in Korean. 

These speculations, which are published on the SNS platform X, have drawn massive attention. 

However, many netizens argue that Karina & Lee Jae-wook’s dating news can only attract young people, and so would not be enough to divert Koreans from the other serious news. 

In light of this argument – international K-pop fans propose a “more likely” hypothesis – Karina’s dating news is to divert people’s attention from…. Lucas’s comeback. 

Particularly, it is known that former NCT member Lucas is preparing for a solo debut after taking a long hiatus due to his scandal. As a result, the male idol has received heavy criticisms from netizens, who believe that with his scandal, Lucas should not be able to return. 

theyre doing this to cover up the l*cas situation https://t.co/jSsflDfRXS pic.twitter.com/v0BUuljp2T

— linda (@aftrlike) February 27, 2024

Therefore, Dispatch is “doing this to cover up the L*cas situation”, said a post on SNS platform X which has received over 31 thousand likes and 1.7 million views. 

Source: X, K Crush